Would you allow DS to wear a temporary tattoo Purim?

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amother

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 10:42 pm

Would you allow DS to wear a temporary tattoo Purim? As part of a costume? Why or why not?

momX4

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 10:44 pm

Yes, as long as it's not a hate or rasist symbol.

Why not? It's just like face paint

amother

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 10:46 pm

I guess my concern is what will other people think... or that it’s copying something that’s not allowed.

amother

Dodgerblue

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 10:51 pm

I would not. But I have very, very strong feelings about tattoos. My grandparents were all tattooed in the camps. I can't see a tattoo as anything beautiful or fun or cool. It's not even the halacha. It's beyond that.

ETA: I see kids in my neighborhood with it all the time and I get that it's just "fun" for some and your kids would certainly not be the first and only to do this but it makes me physically ill to see kids doing this.

Zehava

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 10:53 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

I guess my concern is what will other people think... or that it’s copying something that’s not allowed.

Na Purim is mostly anything goes

CPenzias

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 10:53 pm

I wouldn't care what people think. If you have another reason, that's different in my opinion. I can understand why others are against it but I don't make decisions based on what people will think.

amother

Peru

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 11:00 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

I guess my concern is what will other people think... or that it’s copying something that’s not allowed.

People will think it's Purim, probably not appropriate depending on where you are

Last edited by amother on Tue, Feb 08 2022, 11:33 am; edited 1 time in total

jerusalem90

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 11:14 pm

Yes, in Israel the henna type (lasts a few weeks) are very popular. I haven't had one myself but I know plenty of dati (especially MO teens) who get them and I don't see the problem.

SuperWify

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 11:17 pm

Yes for Purim.

polka dots

Sat, Feb 29 2020, 11:19 pm

Nope

sky

Sun, Mar 01 2020, 12:09 am

I don’t love it but wouldn’t make it a fight.
Last year I bought my son a tattoo sleeve. It’s like a stocking covered in tattoos. (Just if you do but it was very hard to find appropriate designs). That didn’t bother me as much.

DVOM

Sun, Mar 01 2020, 7:01 am

I've gotten henna tattoos just for the fun of it, and my kids do the same with temporary tattoos. I'd have no problem with it on a plain old regular day, certainly on Purim I'd be ok with it.

FranticFrummie

Sun, Mar 01 2020, 7:18 am

Only for Purim, but I totally respect people who don't let. I understand both sides. I think it also depends on your community. MO, no problem, I see it all the time. They even give them out at Purim carnivals. Chassidish, not so much.

IMHO, it's just like makeup. You put it on, and wash it off. That is just my opinion though, and I realize that other people have sensitivities that would be against that.